Windshield attachment



n' 14 192 Ju e 7 F. R. RHODES WINDSHIELD ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 27. 1926as In the drawings Patented June 14, 1927. I

UNITED srArEs rara. anonns,

OF IOLA, KANSAS." I

wmns rmrn ATTACHMENT.

. Application fled August 27, 1926. Serial 110. 181,982.

This invention relates to windshield attachments, and has specialreference to a telescopic attachment for Windshields.

One important object of .the invention is to improve the generalconstruction of devices of this character, and to provide a windshieldattachment arranged to afford the driver of an automobile a clear viewof the whole road, even in times of storm and the like.

A second important object of the invention is to provide an improvedtelescopic windshield attachment so arranged t at lare from approachingheadlights will be imi- 6 nated.

A third important object of the invention is to. provide such anattachment with an auxiliary art forming. a rain,-sun and light lareshie d. p

0 With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafter aparent tion' consists in generaLo certain novel details of constructionand combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrat- 2 edin the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed. i

In the accompanying drawin like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and

showing the attachment in si e elevation.

Figure 2 is a. front view thereof.

. Figure 3 is a section onthe line 3--3 of Figure 2.

illustrating the invention there is shown a windshield 10, and theattachment is applied to the'windshield on the drivers side and consistsof an outer tube 11 and an inner or rear tube 12,each rovided with aflange 13. 'Throu h t ese fla which rest on the windshiel 10, pass smabolts 14 which extend through holes in the windshield and'secure thetubes 11 and 12 to the'shield. Mounted in the front tube 11 is a doubleconcave lens 15 which forms the object glass of the telescope. Shdablein the rear tube 12 is a tube 16 which is limited in movement by pins 17carried b the tube 16 and passing through so suitable s ots in the tube12. This tube 16 supports a double convex lens 18, forming the eye pieceof the telescope. The tube 16 is rovided with-a flaring end 19 whichassists in cutting ofiany glare from around as the exterior of thetubes. Slidable on the ing the shade 20 would otherwise tendto colofspring material.

the inven 1 re. l'is a section throu h a windshield front end of thetube 11 is a shade 20, the top of which projects further forward thanthe lower part. 'At'the lower rear end of this shade there is rovidedan'opening'21 withslightly curve edges to form adraft or. escape openingfor air entering the mouth of the tube or shade 20. This flow of air Tthrough the draft tube carries with its all particles of rain, snow .ordust which enter- 85 lect on the front surface of the lens 15.

These tubes may. be of an preferred shape, preferably are oval in orm,as can be seen from the front elevation in Figure 2. 'Also, in order toafford a better grip of the shade 20 on the tube 11, the grippingportion of the shadeis slit, as is usual in telescope sunshades, and theshade is made Thus the shade ma beremoved when. not needed in clearweatlier, and placed on the telescope in rainy for snowy weather, or atnight. v I

In use the lens 18 is adjusted for focus by sliding the tube 16 relativeto the tube 12. The driver then looks through the telescogg. The doubleconcave lens gathers the lig t rays from the obje cts on the'road andcondenses them within the tubes. The double convex lens magnifies thecondensed imageand brings it to normal size, thus making it very clear.Obviously, the windshield may have an opening cut therein correspondinfiin size to t e tubes so that the li ht rays wi not pass through thewinds ield. Also, while theddelvlice hasdhlelrelgeen shown aper nicarwinsie ,itma a well l used with a slanting windlihi d it being merelynecessa to so shapethe tubes that the flanges 13 wi l fitagainst thewindshield while the axis of the telescope is hori- 95. zontal. T

There has thus been provided a simple and efficient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified. L

It will .be noted that'this device can also be used on the front.windows of railroad locomotive cabs, in which position it will greatlyaid .t e engineer in seeing the track and signal conditions ahead insevere storms and snows.

It is obvious that minor changes ma be made in the form and construction0 the invention without departing from the m8-- terial spirit thereof.It is not, therefore, 7 desired to confine the invention to the exact110 form herein shown and described, but it is (lEfSlItBCi to includeall such as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. In combination with a windshield, a telescope having front and reartubes provided with flanges on their adjacent ends resting against thefront and rear surfaces of the windshield, means to secure the flangesto the windshield, an object glass carried by the front tube, and an eyepiece carried by the rear tube.

2. In combination with awindshield, a telescope having front and reartubes provided with flanges on their adjacent ends resting against thefront and rear surfaces of the windshield, means to secure the flangesto the windshield, an object glass carried by the front tube, and an eyepiece carried by the rear tube, said eye piece being mounted forfocusing movement toward and from the object glass.

3. In combination with a Windshield, a telescope haying front and reartubes provided with flanges on their adjacent ends resting against thefront and rear surfaces of the windshield, means to secure the flangesto the windshield, an object glass carried by the front tube, and aglass and storm shield detachably supported on the forward end of thefront tube.

a In combination with a windshield, a telescope haying front and reartubes provided with flanges on their adjacent ends resting againstthefront and rear surfaces of the wmdslneld, means to secure the flanges tothe windshield, an object glass carried by the front tube, and a glassand storm shield detachably supported on the forward end of the fronttube, and provided with an air escape opening in its lower rear part,

FAY R. enclose.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

